Nexus 5 benchmarks seem to confirm a Snapdragon 800

We've had a rash of Nexus 5 news today, and it isn't stopping yet. We've seen a real world leak of the device, and a new 3D render built off of the various leaks we've seen of the LG Nexus. That covers the outside of the device for those who are interested, but right now we want to talk about what could be inside the device based on new benchmark leaks.

According to the GFXBench results page (which we should mention are one of the easiest things to fake), the Nexus 5 comes with the codename Hammerhead. Google has a long history of using sea creatures as codenames starting with the G1 (aka Trout), Nexus One (aka Mahi mahi), Nexus S (aka Herring), Motorola XOOM (aka Stingray), Galaxy Nexus (aka Maguro (Japanese for tuna)), Nexus 4 (aka Mako), Nexus 7 2012 (aka Grouper), Nexus 10 (aka Manta), and Nexus 7 2013 (aka Razor, which we assume refers to the razorback whale). So, Hammerhead fits in well in that lineup.

The benchmarks also have the device listed as having Key Lime Pie running on it, which would make sense since even the internal docs for Google have called Android 4.4 Key Lime Pie in order to keep the secret that it would actually be KitKat. The display resolution which is listed as 1794 x 1080. rather than the expected 1920 x 1080, but that is likely because the test doesn't include the pixels designated for Android's navigation buttons. But, the real news is that the benchmarks seem to confirm that the Nexus 5 is packing a Snapdragon 800 clocked at 2.26GHz. That should do well to provide power.

Make it available worldwide with the same price as that of the US and all hell in Google's phone sale history will break loose!
I bet it will come head to head with Samsung if priced liked the Nexus 4.

Maybe Google knows that the ones buying this phone will be us phone nerds. So by leaking things about it like this, it's like perfect advertising for us; its true market? Just a thought because there's no reason Google should have this many accidental leaks.

I really would like to consider a Nexus device, but there's always something missing. Like when the Google Nexus came with a 5 MP camera, the Nexus 4 was missing LTE. So I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop on the Nexus 5. Or maybe, just maybe... This Nexus will have it all. Let's hope!

Really dude??
Renders of the Nexus 5 just popped up and you're asking about the speaker's position already?
Well, one thing can be sure...it's somewhere around the phone so you don't have to worry much

The pricing for this will be interesting. Just hope they go to 16/32GB memory rather than 8/16GB. But this must mean a price increase. If they can keep it to $400/450 for 16/32GB unlocked, then they'll have backorders for months. Even $450/500 would be reasonable, though no longer a steal...

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